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INS Trishul reaches Plymouth, UK, for India–UK naval exercise KONKAN-26

12-10-2026 · English

INS Trishul reaches Plymouth, UK, for India–UK naval exercise KONKAN-26

Topics: Defence · 12 October 2026 Current Affairs (UPSC / TNPSC / SSC / RRB)

News

INS Trishul, an Indian Navy guided-missile stealth frigate, reached Plymouth, UK, for the India–UK naval exercise KONKAN-26. The exercise runs on 8–15 Oct 2026 off Plymouth in a harbour phase and a sea phase – air, surface and anti-submarine drills, cross-deck helicopter landings and firing.

Key facts

ExerciseKONKAN-26 – India–UK naval exercise; 8–15 Oct 2026
VenuePlymouth, UK
ShipINS Trishul (F43) – Talwar-class frigate; built in Russia; commissioned 25 June 2003
SinceKONKAN exercise held since 2004
KONKAN 2025First combined carrier strike group drill – INS Vikrant and HMS Prince of Wales

Background

  • India–UK: Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; 'Vision 2035' roadmap; the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in July 2025.
  • Other India–UK exercises: 'Ajeya Warrior' – army; 'Indradhanush' – air force.
  • 'Trishul' is Lord Shiva's trident. In March 2024 INS Trishul rescued 23 Pakistani crew from a hijacked Iranian fishing vessel near Socotra.
  • Geography: Plymouth is on England's south-west Devon coast on the English Channel; the 'Mayflower' sailed from here to America in 1620.

Tamil Nadu link: Tamil Nadu's waters come under the Eastern Naval Command; INS Adyar is the naval base in Chennai. (INS Vikrant, which took part in KONKAN 2025, was built in Kochi.)

Source: Raksha Anirveda, Indian Masterminds, Oct 2026; AIR News (2025)

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